SunSmart

FRIENDLY REMINDER

ALL STUDENTS MUST WEAR THEIR SCHOOL HATS WHEN OUTSIDE.


If your child has lost their hat, they can be purchased at the office for $14.


Thomastown West Primary School is a SunSmart School.

The SunSmart program is dedicated to reducing skin cancer incidents, illness and mortality through a targeted prevention and early detection program.

The objectives of the SunSmart Program is:
  1. Improve and monitor skin cancer prevention awareness, knowledge, attitudes and behaviour.
  2. Support priority populations to detect cancers early.
  3. Advocate for strategies that aim to reduce the health and economic burdens of skin cancer.

Thomastown West Primary School recommends that from September 1st to the end of April, and whenever UV levels reach 3 and above, students come to school wearing sun protective clothing such as:
  • loose, cool, closely-woven fabric
  • shirts with a collar and/or high necklines
  • tops with elbow length or long sleeves
  • longer style shorts and skirts
  • a wide brim hat/bucket or legionnaire style hat to be worn from September 1st to the end of April.


For the best protection use all five forms of sun-protection clothing, sunscreen, a broad brim hat, shade and sunglasses - when the UV is 3 and above.

For more information on how to be Sunsmart visit the SunSmart website.



If your child has lost their hat, they can be purchased at the office for $14.